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Piaget Bracelet Watch 9706 - Integrated 18k White Gold Rubellite Pavé Dial

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This is Piaget at full expression

This bracelet watch sits at the very top of the catalog for what Piaget was willing to do in the 1970s. White gold throughout, a fully integrated bracelet, diamond bezel, and a rubellite pavé dial that immediately separates it from anything conventional. This piece incorporates the usage of very rare materials combined with the thought process that the bracelet and dial combined to become a cohesive piece. 

Why this configuration matters

The rubellite pavé dial is the entire reason this watch exists at this level. Rubellite was never an easy stone to work with, and pavé execution raises the difficulty further. Color consistency, setting precision, and long term stability all had to be right. Very few examples were made, and fewer still survived intact.

The diamond bezel frames the dial without competing with it. This is important. On lesser executions, the bezel overwhelms the watch. Here, it sharpens it.

The integrated 18k white gold bracelet is equally critical. It's in incredible condition for it's age. It remains tight, fluid, and well preserved, which is increasingly rare and impossible to replicate once lost. Manual wind keeps the profile slim and preserves the elegance Piaget was known for.

What you need to know before wearing it

Condition is excellent. The bracelet is in outstanding shape and retains its original form. The diamond bezel is clean and properly set. The rubellite pavé dial presents beautifully with no visible issues. The movement is running well after passing our test bench. 

Why this watch still holds weight

This is not a dress watch in the traditional sense. It's a complete statement from Piaget at a time when they were defining what luxury could look like beyond complication and size. It works for someone who understands material rarity and how difficult this watch was to make.

 

Bracelet extension, cutting, or sizing is available upon request through our professional in-house jewelers.

Key Specs

Reference: 9706 D4

Model: Bracelet Watch

Year: 1970s

Movement: Manual wind

Case Size: 24mm

Bezel: Diamond-set

Bracelet: Integrated 18k white gold

Dial: Rubellite pavé dial

Wrist Size: Fits 6.2–6.4 inches

SKU: 323

History

Georges Edouard Piaget founded his manufactory in La Côte-aux-Fées in 1874, and for decades the company's reputation rested on its ability to produce movements of exceptional thinness — calibers that other high houses bought and put in their own watches. When Piaget began producing watches under its own name in the late 1950s and 1960s, it brought that ultra-thin expertise directly to the dial.

The Altiplano is Piaget's flagship ultra-thin collection, a direct expression of that founding expertise. The Grenade is a bold gem-set cocktail watch — all pave diamonds, colored stones, and sculptural bezels — occupying the space between watch and jewel without apology. The Limelight Gala, produced from the 2010s onward, is the modern heir to that cocktail tradition: an 18-karat white gold round case set with diamonds, a slim quartz movement, and a leather strap. All three collections reflect the same dual mastery that Piaget has always commanded: the thinnest movements in the world, in cases worth wearing.